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PEDAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAII.3I, |919. 1,308,700, Patented July 1, 1919.

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PEDAL.

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To all whoml t may concern: l

Be it known that I, FLOYD C. EWING, a`

citizen of the United States, residing at Jeromesville, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pedals, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has referenceto an automobile accessory pedal. An object of the invention is to produce a pedal having means for locking the same when in active `or opera-tive position, and which means may be readily actuated to permit of the pedal assuming its normal inactive or inoperative'position. A further object of the inventionis to produce a pedal connected to the cut-out, exhaust heater, exhaust'whistle, horn, etc., of an automobile, which may be easily, uicklyand effectively secured on the mac line, one which may be arranged to effect either a-pushing or pulling movement upon the device to which it is attached, and one which may be automatically locked 1n 1ts operative position.

Other objects and advantages will pre# sent themselves as the nature of the invention is better understood, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation, arts being in section illustrating the app lcation of the improvement.

Fig. 2 is a similar view but showing the device arranged for exerting a pull upon a chain or rod connected to the mechanism to be actuated by the pedal.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view.

Fig. 4 1s a sectional viewapproximately on the line 4-4 of 3, I y Fi 5 is a' front evation of the sleeve provided with the bifurcated arms.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the three-arml lever.

Fig. 7 is a Side elevation, parts bein' in Fig. 8 is a similar view showingVone of the arms of the sleeve with the lower portion thereof broken away, and the pivotal' connection between the arms and the threearm lever in section.

Fig. 9 is a side elevation, parts being broken away andparts being in section of the foot pedal.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the spring i employed in the modified construction.

- speciacauon of Letters Patent.

a Apputionmed umn s1, 1919. smallntasaa'ns.'v

Patented July 1, 1919.

In attaching my improvement to the floor l or foot board 9 of an automobile, asingle hole 1s 'd rllled therethrough, and through this hole .1s passed the threaded end 10 of a sleeve 11. The sleeve has its lower portion bifurcated and the arms 13 thus provided are curved at their outer ends, and these curved ends have alining openings 12.

The threaded endl of the sleeve 11 is passed through the opening in the foot board 9 of the automobile, and screwed on the said sleeve and contacting with the under and lupper faces of thesaid Kboard 9 are fjam nuts 14 and 15 respectively.l

Passing through the sleeve 11 is the pedal rod y16. This rod, at its outervendy is provided wlth a removable head 17, preferablysecured thereon by a cotter pin. Thel lower end of the rod, which is received between the arms 13 is reduced from .the opposite sides thereof, the said reduced portion receiving the bifurcated end-18 of a link 19,' the link being also disposedv between the arms 13. The link hasits lower or free end curved or arranged at an angle with respect to the longitudinal plane of the body thereof and the said end is bifurcated as at 20. Between the arms provided by the bifurcation 20 the link is formed with an angularly disposed lng 21, and the sleeve 11, between the arms 13 is formed with an oppositely.- extending lug 22. The lugs 21 and 22 receive thereon the looped ends of a helical spring 23 which swings the link in one direction and normally forces the rod 16 outward of the sleeve.

Passing through the alinin openings in the rounded or offset ends of t e arms 13 is a pivot 24, the same being preferably in the nature of a screw, and this pivot passes through a boss 25 formed on alever 26. The lever comprises a member shaped to provide three arms, indicated for distinction by the numerals 27,'28 and 29. The arms 28' and 29 are shorter than the arm 27 andl are arranged at opposite angles with respect to the said arm 27. -The longer arm 27 has at its end a plurality of spaced openings 30 through one of which is passed and 105 secured the end of a rod or chain 31 thatis i of the said opening preferably roughened as i gardless of the push rod is operated against the tension oi the spring 23 exert a ulling while" w connected to the link 19, such movement the pedal rod will swing the lever 26 inan opposite direction, element 31.

On the upper jam vnut 14 is integrally formed an outstanding upwardly directed ear 33. To thisfear is pivotally secured, as at 34 the bifurcated end ,of a foot pedal 35. Between the pedal 35 Vand the jamb nut 14 is a spring 'thatswings the pedal at an upward inclination. The pedal is provided with a cam opening 37' through which the pedal rod 16 passes, and the opposite sides frictionall contacting with the opposite si es o f 4the rod to eifectthe holding of the rod-:in its operative or lowered position.

the lever will be swungto The vpedal 35 has `its free end formed with a stepped "portion, the; upper.

of which being indicated by the numeral 38, and this end being disposed a considerable distance outward of the rod 16 readily receives the foot of the operator, when the pedal is to be depressed to permit of the spring 23 moving the rod 16 to its initial inoperative position.

' The device may be readily installed on any construction of automobiles. The jam nuts contacting with the upper faces of the door of the machinehold the device vertical revibrations to which the machine is subjected. The up er jam nut 14 may be turned to arranget e pedal at any desired angle, the lower jam nut holding the upper jam nut and the pedal at such angle.

normally horizontal face The lever may be arranged to either exert l' i to the construction illustrated in 4'a push or a pull n i the drawings the rod or chain to which it is'attache The rod 31 may be connected to the arm 27 at either of the openings 30 in the said arm.

The above description refers particularly Figs. 1 to figures of a slight modification.

Passing through an opening in the foot board 38 of a machine is a threaded sleeve 40 that has secured thereon jam nuts 41 and 42 that contact with the opposite faces of 'the foot board to hold the sleeve thereon. Thesleeve has its lower end bifurcated providing parallel arms 43. Passin through the sleeve and received between t e arms 43 is a dalrod 44 that `has its-.outer end provi d with a removable head 45. The pedal 6 inclusive, while in the remainin I have illustrate rod has itslower end reduced 'and connected to the said reduced end is a vlink, similar to the link 19. This link has its lower end When the lever is arranged as action upon the element 31', en the second arm 29 is' pivotally o exerting a pull= on the.

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bifurcatediand receives in the said b'iiurcation one end of athree-arm lever 46. The

l lever is of a similar construction tothe lever 27, previously described, and the pivotal connection between the said lever and the link is in the nature of a removable element, such as a screw 47. The lever is also pivoted "as at 48 between .thexends of the arms 43. the sides ofthe lever being provided with outstandingv bosses 49 that surround the opening through which the pivot 38 asses. Around one of these `bosses is tion 50 of ra spring 51. The ends 'of the 53 being-arranged over the upper edge of the lever 46 while thehook 52 is arranged over the upper edge of the roundedor vcurved end of one of the arms 43.

the coiled central por- `spring-.are'hooked as at 52 and 53,'the hook Pivotally secured to the upper jam nut- 41,

as at 54, is the pedal 55. opening therein through 44 passes. This opening is referably round in vplanA and is, of course, o a suilicient area to permit of the pedal being tilted to cause the opposed wallsl provided by the opening frictionally contacting with the rod 44. The wall provided-by the opening 56 is preferably flared inwardly to the center thereof providing the said center with what may be termed a biting toothed surface 57. .The

- The pedal has an which the pedal rod rear wall of theopening may be 1ain ,.that

is, it need not be provided with t e toothed surface 57'.

The pedal' 55 is substantiallyl similar to that previouslydescribed and is spring influenced in its'connection with the up er jam. nut.

t is, of course, obvious that the pedal, in both preferred and modied forms of the improvement may be removed from the upper jam nuts when it is not desirable to hold the rod 44 in its lowered position, and from the foregoin in connection with the drawings, it is lie-- lieved the simplicity of the constructionand the advantages thereof will be apparentV without further detailed description Havin thus described the invention, what is claim as new, is

' 1. In combination with opening therethrough, of a sleeve in said opening, jam nuts on thefsleeve contactin with the opposite faces of the board, 'a ro slidable through the sleeve, spring means inl iluencin the rod in one direction, 'and a spring influenced pedal pivoted to .one of said jam nuts having an openin therein -receiving the rod therethrough an said pedal being normally canted b its spring to cause the opposite walls 'of the opening to fric# tionally engage said rod. 2. In combination with opening therein, of a threaded sleeve in said opening, jam nuts on the sleeve contacting with theopposite faces of the board, space arms on the s1eeve,a rod slidable through description, when taken f a board having an a board having an ioo i05 lio iiia i'so I the sleeve, a lever pivotally seeured between the arms, anlink connection between the lever and the rod, spring means between the link and the sleeve for swinging the link in one direction to normally elevate the rod, and a pedal pivoted to the outer jam nut and having a cani acting hole therein receiving the rod therethrough, said pedal heilig spring influenced in one direction to cause the opposite walls ot' the hole to frietionally engage said rod.

3. In combination with a board having an opening therein, of a threaded sleeve in said opening, jam nuts on the sleeve contacting with the opposite faces of the board, said sleeve having its lower end provided with a pair of spaced arms that have their ends rounded outwardly, 'a three-arm lever pivoted between the said ends 0f the arms, two

20 of the arms of the lever being of a less length than the remaining arm, each of the shorter arms having an opening therethrough, and the longer arm having a plurality of openings therethrough, a rod slidable through the sleeve and received between the arms thereof, a link pivoted to the rod and to one of the shorter arms of the lever, an ear on the outer jam nut, a pedal having a bifurcated end pivoted to said ear, said pedal having an opening receiving the rod therethrough, spring means between the jam nut and the lever for swinging thelatter in one direction to cause the opposite Walls provided by the slot to frictionally Contact with the, opposite sides of the rod, a removable 35 head for the rod, and spring means for normally 1nfluenc1ng the rod 1n one direction,

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FLOYD e. EWING. 

